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Humanists UK and My Death, My Decision (MDMD) will be holding a rally on Parliament Square on 29 April at 15:30 to show their support for assisted dying legislation for the terminally ill and the incurably suffering. On Monday the House of Commons will be holding a Westminster Hall debate on assisted dying after an… Read more »
BASC has welcomed Defra’s announcement that the new General Licence (GL45), which governs the release of pheasants and red-legged partridges on and around certain Special Protection Areas (SPAs), is currently being reviewed. The current licence conditions are based on a medium level of risk of the occurrence of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in wild… Read more »
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By politics.co.uk staff The foreign secretary’s grace-and-favour country house is to be shared with Nick Clegg, it was confirmed last night. William Hague could have expected to have the run of Chevening, a 115-room mansion in Kent, by himself before the general election. But the reality of coalition government means he will have to share… Read more »
By Aled Thomas Labour backbencher John Cruddas will not stand for the Labour leadership. The Dagenham and Rainham MP, who enjoys considerable support from the trade unions, is the latest MP to rule himself out of a contest which so far has only seen the Miliband brothers throw their hats in the ring. Although he… Read more »